Summer holiday fun with HAF (Holiday Activities and Food) – bookings open

Bookings are now open for the summer 2023 Shropshire HAF (Holiday Activities and Food) programme.

Shropshire Council is working with local schools, voluntary and community organisations, and childcare providers to run an exciting holiday programme this summer, Shropshire HAF (Holiday Activities and Food).

Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme – Summer 2023

There are free places available on the programme for children and young people aged 4 (reception class age) to 16, who are eligible for benefits-related free school meals.

There are also a limited number of free places available for children and young people living in areas of high deprivation and/or from low-income households, who are not in receipt of benefits related free school meals. These children and young people can be referred onto the programme by a professional. Places are also available for Ukrainian families, currently staying in Shropshire with host families.

From Tuesday 25 July to Friday 1 September 2023, eligible children and young people are invited to take part in a range of fun activities, happening at 57 holiday clubs from across the county.

There is something on offer for everyone including sports, arts, cooking, forest schools and other exciting opportunities. Free nutritious meals will be provided at each session, as well as information to benefit the whole family.

The Summer What’s On Guide and details of how to book are available online here.

Some of the holiday programmes also include paid spaces for children and young people who are not in receipt of free school meals.

Kirstie Hurst-Knight, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for children and education, said:-

“Over the Easter holidays 1,238 individual eligible children and young people took part in a wide range of exciting and engaging activities at 58 holiday clubs from across the county. Again, providers are offering fantastic holiday clubs this summer. I’d like to encourage all eligible families to book onto HAF and have fun this summer. There is a huge range of activities happening, with free meals provided at each session.”

For more information on HAF in Shropshire, for a copy of the What’s On Guide and to sign up to the HAF e-news, click here.

Please contact the HAF programme co-ordinators – email: haf.programme@shropshire.gov.uk